FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's basketball team hits the road for a four-game stretch away from the Schaefer Center over the next week, starting on Wednesday with a trip to Chicago to face off with Roosevelt before traveling to Athens, Ohio, and taking on NCAA Division I Ohio in the team's final scrimmage of the year.
 
Indiana Tech (1-0)
 
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. at Roosevelt University (0-0) – Chicago, Illinois (Goodman Center)
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m. at Ohio University (0-0) – Athens, Ohio (Convocation Center) Scrimmage
 
Following the Warriors: Links to live stats can be found at www.IndianaTechWarriors.com and http://portal.stretchinternet.com/indianatech/. You can also follow the action on Twitter by following @INTechMBB and @INTechWarriors.
 
Last Time Out: Tech open its regular season last Friday with a 91-79 win over Wilberforce at the Schaefer Center. Senior transfer Dominique Walls thrilled in his Warriors debut, leading the team with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Miles Robinson finished with 17 points and five rebounds while classmate Lavonte Davis added 14 points and six rebounds. Junior transfer Jantzen Goodwin contributed 11 points, six assists and five rebounds in his debut for the Orange and Black.
 
Head Coach John Peckinpaugh: Now in his second season at the helm for the Orange and Black, as well as his second stint with the program, head coach John Peckinpaugh went 11-19 in his first season as the head man for the Warriors. Peckinpaugh returned to Indiana Tech after serving as an assistant for the Warriors during the 2012-2013 season, where he served as the recruiting coordinator He was instrumental in recruiting all of the returning Tech players for the 2014-2015 season during this time. In between stints with Tech, the Muncie, Indiana, native served as a graduate assistant for his alma mater, Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) during the 2013-14 year. While with the Mastodons, he was part of a coaching staff that helped the team achieve the most successful season in program history with a 25-11 record and being ranked No. 19 in the NCAA Division I Mid-Major poll. IPFW made it all the way to the Summit League Tournament Championship game, losing to North Dakota State, who would go on to upset fifth-seeded Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Mastodons would make the postseason for the first-time ever as a Division I program that season as well when they hosted Akron in the College Insider.com Tournament, defeating the Zips, 97-91.
 
Scouting the Opposition: Roosevelt – The Lakers went 17-13 a year ago and finished with an 11-8 mark in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play. Roosevelt loses its top two scorers from a season ago, but senior guard Kevin Priebe will look to lead the offense after averaging 10.6 points a game, 5.0 rebound and shooting 44.8% from the field in 2014-15. Fellow guard Korey Ryan will look to have an expanded role after averaging over nine points a game last year.
 
Ohio – The Bobcats were picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division in the preseason poll and return seven players from last year's team. Junior forward Antonio Campbell was named to the Preseason MAC East Division Team after averaging 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds a season ago.
 
Series History: Roosevelt – The Warriors defeated the Lakes last year in Fort Wayne, 69-63, in the only matchup between the two schools. Lavonte Davis had 12 points and nine rebounds, while the Orange and Black shot 50% from the field.
 
Ohio – This will be the first ever matchup between the two schools.
 
Making a Good First Impression: Transfers Dominique Walls and Jantzen Goodwin each made an immediate impact in their first games in a Warriors uniform. Walls led Tech with 24 points on 10-12 shooting while also pulling down 10 rebounds in the 91-79 win over Wilberforce last Friday night. He also had two blocks and recorded a steal. Goodwin also hit double-digits in scoring in his tech debut with 11 points while dishing out a game-high six assists, recording five rebounds and leading the team in steals with three.
 
Lots of New Faces: While the Warriors return eight players from last year's team, that didn't stop Peckinpaugh from hitting the recruiting trail hard. He added five freshman and four transfers to the mix to go along with an upper-classmen laden team. Junior Jantzen Goodwin (Vincennes University), senior Jaelen Manson (Vincennes University) and senior Dominique Walls (Ashford) will all look to make an immediate impact for Tech, while junior Edmond Early, Jr. (Owens Community College) will redshirt this season.
 
In the Trees: Tech has seven players who stand 6'5" or taller, including five that are 6'7" or taller. Starting forward Lavonte Davis (6'8") will be a matchup problem for opposing teams, while junior center Laurence Mifsud (7'0"), senior forward Milos Milidragovic (6'11"), sophomore forward Scott Schwieterman (6'7") and freshman forward JeQuante Davis (6'8") give the Warriors plenty of depth in the paint.
 
Tough Sledding: The Warriors will face off with six teams that were ranked in the NAIA Preseason Coaches' Top 25 Poll. Topping the list is three teams within the conference, including defending champion and preseason No. 1 Cornerstone. Davenport comes in at No. 3, while Northwestern Ohio sits at No. 17. Crosstown rival Saint Francis is fourth in the inaugural rankings and the two meet up at Hutzell Athletic Center on Nov. 9. The Orange and Black will also square off on the road with No. 10 IU East and No. 14 Grace on Nov. 24 and Dec. 30, respectively.